Personal Profile About Vishnu Saravanan
Vishnu Saravanan is an Indian sailor born on February 24, 1999. He started sailing at the age of nine after growing up around the Army Yachting Node in Mumbai, where his father trained. Vishnu won the youth national title in 2016 and became senior national champion in 2018. He earned bronze at the 2019 Laser Under-21 World Championship and later represented India at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympics, finishing 20th and 18th respectively.
Vishnu Saravanan Sailing
Vishnu Saravanan sailing began with the Optimist dinghy when he was nine. He later moved to the Laser Standard, now known as ILCA 7. Vishnu trained at the Army Yachting Node and also spent time in Malta as part of his international preparation. He secured India’s Tokyo Olympic quota at the 2021 Mussanah Open in Oman. His 26th-place finish at the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships in Adelaide secured a Paris 2024 Olympic quota place for India. He later competed at Paris and finished 18th.
Vishnu Saravanan Asian Games
Vishnu Saravanan asian games record includes a bronze medal in the men’s ILCA 7 event at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, held in 2023. He finished with 34 points, one point more than South Korea’s Ha Jeemin, who took silver with 33. At Aichi-Nagoya 2026, Vishnu finished fourth in the men’s dinghy with 21 points. He placed second in both final races, but his overall score left him outside the medals.
Vishnu Saravanan Father
Vishnu Saravanan father is Ramachandran Saravanan, an Indian Army sailor who competed at the national level. Vishnu grew up watching him windsurf at the Army Yachting Node in Colaba, Mumbai. Ramachandran introduced him to the Optimist dinghy when Vishnu was nine and helped during his early training years. He won medals at the national level but did not earn an international medal.
Vishnu Saravanan Age
Vishnu Saravanan age is 27 Years. He was born on February 24, 1999 in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Yachting Association of India lists the same date of birth in his sailor profile, while Olympedia also records February 24, 1999 as his birth date.